Henry Thomas Godwin Explained

Henry Thomas Godwin
Birth Date:	19 August 1853
Birth Place:	Bayham, Canada West
Death Place:	Richmond, Ontario
Office:	MPP for Elgin East
Term:	June 05, 1890 – May 29, 1894
Party:	Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

Henry Thomas Godwin (August 19, 1853  - April 11, 1918) was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Elgin East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1890 to 1894.^[1]

He was born in Bayham, Canada West in 1853, a descendant of early settlers in Elgin County. In 1881, he married Ida Buchner. Godwin served on the county council and was warden in 1889. He died April 11, 1918.^[2]

External links

• The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1891 JA Gemmill
• Member's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bayham - Richmond West - Elgin County Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society . www.elginogs.ca . 2016-05-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045004/http://www.elginogs.ca/Home/ancestor-indexes/gravestones/bayham---richmond-west . 2016-03-04 .
2. Web site: Person Details for Henry Thomas Godwin, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947" — FamilySearch.org. familysearch.org. 2016-05-08.